Bristol pubs face outdoor seating slash from October It comes on top of soaring energy rates and a post-Covid slowdown Bristol Post · Sep 3, 2022
Restaurant linked with Celtic Manor Resort closes temporarily due to recruitment issues Stories of a huge vacancy gap in the UK’s hospitality industry has been widely reported in recent weeks Wales Online · Jun 29, 2022
Trade bodies estimate staff shortages cost hospitality £21 billion Lack of available employees reaches ‘critical’ level as opening hours cut Evening Standard · Jun 23, 2022
UKHospitality Scotland appoints new chair Calum Ross, owner of the Loch Melfort Hotel, is stepping down after 11 years Insider UK · Jun 22, 2022
Pub boss faces ‘up to 25%’ slump in trade due to rail strikes Clive Watson, founder of City Pub Group, said it is ‘barely worth opening’ some sites near train stations. The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2022
Northumberland manager fears fish and chip shops will be priced out of the market as cost of living crisis bites A popular Northumberland fish and chip takeaway and restaurant has called on the Government to step in to help small businesses with ever rising prices. Chronicle Live · Apr 5, 2022
Pub and restaurant customers face HUGE price increases due to VAT hike Along with the cost of energy increases, price rises will soon be passed on to customers Manchester Evening News · Apr 1, 2022
Get ready for double-digit price rises from today, bars and restaurants warn The hospitality industry is the latest sector to warn of rising prices as a VAT hike hits bars and restaurants Evening Standard · Apr 1, 2022
‘Thousands of jobs could be lost’ over lack of support warn hospitality leaders Kate Nicholls, chief executive of trade group UKHospitality, said a failure to halt VAT rises could ‘prove fatal’ for some firms. The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2022
Wales has seen increase in hospitality businesses since pandemic started but pub and bar numbers fall UKHospitality said figures 'shouldn’t mask the sheer scale of the damage that has been wreaked on existing hospitality businesses' Birmingham Post · Jan 26, 2022